Month: June 2014

Since childhood, businessman Peter Orthwein has been an avid polo player, and he is also one of polo’s biggest patrons. Westfair Online reported that Orthwein is the executive chairman and co-founder of Thor Industries Inc., which through its wholly-owned subsidiaries is the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles in the world. He founded Thor Industries with Wade […]

(June 12, 2014) -- Cummins, headquartered in Columbus, Ind. announced yesterday that Newsweek ranks the diesel giant 52nd among the United States’ 500 largest public companies on the publication’s 2014 Green Rankings.

(June 12, 2014) -- Authorities said an alleged campsite burglar and vandal was arrested Tuesday after he was found face down in Boone County, Ky. cornfield.

Keystone RV Co.’s Bullet ultra-light division is now the fastest growing ultra-light brand, according to Statistical Surveys Inc. of Grand Rapids, Mich. In addition, Bullet is now the No. 9 selling travel trailer brand in the United States and No. 5 in Canada. “It has been five years since we introduced Bullet as the industry’s […]

(June 12, 2014) -- Neighbors concerned with a zip line attraction at the Kaufman Campground property in Wyandanch, N.Y. voiced their concerns at a Babylon town meeting Tuesday night.

(June 12, 2014) -- “Surveys show Blue Dog RV as being No. 1 for RV sales in the northwest,” said Daily. “Having them represent our Sandsport toy hauler at not one but three of their locations will undoubtedly bring positive results.”

(June 12, 2014) -- "Trust me, the bear is more scared of you than you are of it," Olfenbuttel said. "If you haven't left food accessible to the bear, and if you leave the bear alone, then you can view it from a safe distance and it likely will move away on its own."

(June 12, 2014) -- Taylor’s Lost Haven Campground in Beaverton, Mich. is a new family enterprise started last fall by Kevin and Vickie Taylor and their three children; Jessie, Randy and Ryan, according to Record & Clarion.

(June 12, 2014) -- Anaconda, Mont. police are searching the Warm Springs Creek Campground where a camper found a jawbone. Police later found ribs in the dirt and the Montana Historical Society has taken over the scene.

(June 12, 2014) -- Nominal retail sales in May 2014 rose by 0.3 percent, which was less than the 0.6 percent expected, RBC Economics reported today. In a separate report, jobless claims for the week ending June 7 unexpectedly rose to 317,000 from 313,000 in the previous week.